# Barolo (Poderi e Cantine Oddero)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Poderi e Cantine Oddero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/poderi-e-cantine-oddero.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/poderi-e-cantine-oddero-barolo).

- **Producer:** Poderi e Cantine Oddero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Two plots: La Morra, Santa Maria, Bricco Chiesa (2.7 ha, 200 m asl, southeastern exposure) and Castiglione Falletto, Bricco Fiasco (2.5 ha, 250 m asl, southwestern exposure). Vine age varies, the oldest vines are 60 years old.
- **Soil:** Bricco Chiesa: predominantly fine clay mixed with sand and calcium carbonate. Bricco Fiasco: similar composition to the neighbouring Villero cru, clay with limestone.
- **Exposure:** Southeastern (Bricco Chiesa); southwestern (Bricco Fiasco)
- **Harvest:** Mid-October
- **Vineyard planting:** 2.70 x 0.90 m spacing, 4,000 vines/ha, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised system
- **Vinification:** Rigorous manual grape selection in the vineyard. Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 20 days at 28-29°C, carried out separately for the two vineyards, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wines are aged separately in 40, 60 and 75 hectoliter Slavonian and Austrian oak barrels for 30 months, blended in spring, then bottled at the end of summer and aged a further 6 months in bottle before release. About 30,000 bottles produced.
- **Storage:** After bottling, the bottles are stored in racks in our storage cellar at a controlled temperature of around 15 °C and 70% humidity.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

The estate's classic Barolo, a blend of two La Morra and Castiglione Falletto crus, aged 30 months in large oak barrels plus a further 6 months in bottle before release.

## Tasting notes

Brilliant garnet-red color, with warmer tinges developing over time. Intense yet ethereal, very persistent bouquet, at times spiced, with aromas of truffle, liquorice and dried flowers. Dry taste, with important, full tannins.